Coloured ram slots

[.Simon.]

Im guessing someone here will know this =P


My motherboard has 4 ram slots, 2 purple and 2 orange.


Whats the difference? can i only put certain types or ram in each one?

[katana*GFR*]

It means it is Dual Channel
If you stick in 4GB ( like me ) you will end up having 2 GB visible, but twice the acces speed.

[Scott]

Originally posted by katana*GFR*
It means it is Dual Channel
If you stick in 4GB ( like me ) you will end up having 2 GB visible, but twice the acces speed.

huh? If you stuck in 4Gb but only see 2GB you have a problem.

The colors have to do with dual channel. If you have two sticks of ram, both the same size and speed you'd put them in the purple spots to create a dual channel setup. Same things goes for the orange.

[katana*GFR*]

Originally posted by Scott
huh? If you stuck in 4Gb but only see 2GB you have a problem.

hmmm just found out its a PAE mode thats not supported within XP.. So i guess i'll install winXP64 Bit then...
thanks for pinting out P.

From the Asus guide:
IF you installed foru 1GB memory modules, the system may detect
less then 3GB of total memory because of address space allocation
for other critical functions, This limitation applies to Windows XP
32-bit version operating system since it does not support PAE
( Physical Address Extension ) mode.

[.Simon.]

thats okey then, i have two 1gb sticks in the purple slots.


so i can put another two sticks of 1gb in the orange slots?

[Steve]

yep